Thursday, October 04, 2012

The University of Northern British Columbia has developed a Drupal module, Jarrow, to handle the process from when the student begins work to the dissemination of the final thesis.

Collecting and disseminating theses and dissertations electronically is not a new concept. Tools and platforms have emerged to handle various components of the submission and distribution process. However, there is not a tool that handles the entirety of the process from the moment the student begins work on their thesis to the dissemination of the final thesis. The authors have created such a tool which they have called Jarrow. After reviewing available open-source software for theses submission and open-source institutional repository software this paper discusses why and how Jarrow was created and how it works.

The code listed below has been recently approved. The code will be added to the applicable Value Lists for Codes and Controlled Vocabularies lists. See the specific source code lists for current usage in MARC fields and MODS/MADS elements.

The code should not be used in exchange records until 60 days after the date of this notice to provide implementers time to include newly-defined codes in any validation tables.

MARC Authentication Action Code List

The following code has been added to the MARC Authentication Action Code List list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

The source codes listed below have been recently approved. The codes will be added to the applicable Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes lists. See the specific source code lists for current usage in MARC fields and MODS/MADS elements.

The codes should not be used in exchange records until 60 days after the date of this notice to provide implementers time to include newly-defined codes in any validation tables.

Description Convention Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Description Convention Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

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Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Record Guidelines (Library of Congress, Program for Cooperative Cataloging)

Name and Title Authority Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Name and Title Authority Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.